October 19, 2009

Week 8

Let's get to it. The action starts Wednesday night in that West Texas Town of El Paso. Mike Price's Texas El Paso Miners play host to Tulsa in the Sun Bowl, with the visiting Golden Hurricane favored by 6.5 points. Remember, there's a sportsbook just across the border in beautiful Ciudad Juarez.

Florida State travels to North Carolina on Thursday night, with the game opening as a pick.

Rutgers makes its second consecutive Friday appearance with a trip to West Point to battle Army. The Scarlet Knights are favored by 10.

Saturday's key games: South Florida at Pittsburgh (-7); Boston College at Notre Dame (-10); Oregon (-5.5) at Washington; Penn State (-4) at Michigan; Oklahoma (-7.5) at Kansas; Idaho at Nevada (-11); Iowa at Michigan State (pick) and Texas Christian at Brigham Young (pick).